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HOMELODY matt black basin mixer, SUS304 body review

A matt black basin mixer that names its steel and its cartridge — two claims that matter — while publishing none of the dimensions that decide whether it fits.

The bottom line The entry tap that says what it is made of. What it will not tell you is how tall it is, and on a basin that is the measurement that decides.

What you are getting

A matt black single-lever basin mixer with a stated SUS304 stainless steel body, a ceramic cartridge and an aerator.

The two claims worth having

SUS304. Under a finish, a tap is brass, stainless steel or zamak — a cast zinc alloy that is brittle where threads are cut. Naming the grade is a statement about the part you cannot see.

A ceramic cartridge. The standard modern valve, as opposed to a rubber washer that hardens. What is missing is its diameter: 35 mm and 40 mm are the common sizes, and that is what a replacement is ordered by.

What is not published

Spout height and spout reach. The first decides whether a hand fits under the tap; the second decides whether water lands in the bowl or on the rim. On a shallow countertop bowl they decide whether the tap is usable at all.

Before ordering

Measure your tap hole — almost certainly 35 mm — and the distance down to your isolating valves, because the supplied tails have to reach.

Availability

On sale from 25 € to 34 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Also on sale on the British Amazon store, in the local currency: the range above is measured on the euro stores only.

Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 5 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What we like, and what we don't

Strengths

  • Names SUS304 stainless steel as the body, not merely the finish — the cheapest tap here to do so
  • States a ceramic cartridge, which is the mechanism that decides whether a drip is a five-euro fix
  • An aerator is fitted, which is what keeps a basin stream full rather than splashing

Compromises

  • Publishes no spout height and no spout reach, so whether a hand fits under it cannot be established before it arrives
  • The cartridge is named but not dimensioned, and the diameter is what you order a replacement by
  • A matt black coating is usually damaged by acidic descalers, and no care instruction is given

Specifications

Tap hole diameterNot stated by the maker — 35 mm is the near-universal single-hole standard
Spout reachNot stated by the maker
Spout heightNot stated by the maker
Flow rateNot stated by the maker — an aerator is fitted, described as softening the stream
CartridgeCeramic cartridge — stated; diameter not given
Body materialSUS304 stainless steel — stated
FinishMatt black — stated
Amazon referenceB0D3PWPB6L (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN0743693221849

Questions people actually ask

Does SUS304 matter on a tap?

It is the corrosion-resistant grade, and it matters where the surface is chipped or where water sits at the base. On a black tap it matters more than usual, because the coating is what you can see and the steel is what holds the threads.

Can matt black be descaled?

Check the maker's own care instructions before using anything acidic. Most coloured finishes are damaged permanently by descaler, and wiping after use is the maintenance that works on them.